Saturday, May 20, 2017

Abstract in Green

The challenge at RSC this month is to use your greens scraps.
My challenge is to sew at all, what with deck replacement noise and a "peeing-poodle-puppy" who wants to be with me in the studio.

(three peeing episodes within 24 hours in the studio. And yes he was let outside and peed there too. )
(we'll get thru this)

This week I planned to sew free cut curves into basic leaf curves and actually finish a small work.
Life had other plans. So here's what's been accomplished

... I sewed smaller pieces because that took less concentration. I still had to choose pattern and colors, angles and how to put the mosaic together.

strips seemed boring

In two sessions I sewed these sections and decided to put them in one
piece. See the divide there? I needed to decide how to curve piece it.

well, the join is centered, not great for artwork. Still I like the way some fabrics continued the lines across the join, I liked the leaf shapes coming and going, and I am happy anything got sewn. Scraps were used.

Next, you must decide where to trim it. My thought is to border with a thin strip of set in squares of green. Before that I needed an even edge. That's a choice too when you are doing improv work.

Next up is deciding orientation

What if I make the join a stem??? This is a little brown scrap but I'd make a longer one. Like that...
Or this way?

you had me a green!i love love greens. green is everywhere, the supporting cast for the brilliant hues of flower stars !! ON your green piece... what if you made a third element perhaps thinner piece perpendicular into the center/of center?Sure hope puppy pads are on sale in your town!

I wish I could sew. My heart broke about two weeks ago and it may be a while before I can do anything constructive or a resemblance of it. I knew sewing would help, I also know mowing a five acre lawn would be great therapy, but I have sunk into a funk and can't find my way out. Your art lifted my spirits and made me think I could be doing that as well. Maybe there is some hope.

Every time I scrolled to the next picture, I thought, "Oh, that's the way I like it." Really, they all work so well. I'll keep my favorite to myself because I know you'll do something wonderful. And then the poodle on the last one--at least he's outside should he feel the need to pee!!

Wonderful improv blocks. And to be this creative while dealing with a peeing poodle puppy (somehow I just love saying that) is amazing! All will be well soon I hope. In the meantime, thanks for linking up to Wednesday Wait Loss!

I do love the curves. Can you recommend a tutorial on how to do them? I want to try the improv curves as it looks like a lot of fun. Are you crate training? I've never had to since I always get the rescues already trained so no advice but I've heard the crate training works. I don't know if I could put them in it though. Your right, this to shall pass :-)

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